Intermediate Listening Lesson #07

1. What is the main topic in this dialog? University classes University professors University registration University grades

2. What class was mentioned where the student received a 1.7? Psychology History Economics Calculus

3. Who does he blame for doing so terrible this semester? He blames his brother He blames his friend He blames himself He blames the professor

4. What was the cause for his GPA to go down so much? He spent too much time with his new girlfriend He started playing StarCraft He burned himself out from working too much and didn't study He had difficult classes this semester

A: "Did you get your grades yet?"B: "Yeah. My whole GPA is screwed up now."A: "Why? What happened?"B: "Well, I bombed my econ final and ended up with a 1.7."A: "Ouch. You must be very disappointed."B: "Well, it's my fault because I didn't study as much as I should have."A: "Why don't you re-take the class next year?"B: "That's what I plan on doing unless I keep screwing up. How did you do this semester?"A: "I didn't do that well either. I ended up with a 3.2 this semester. That drops my total GPA to 3.45."B: "My GPA is pretty similar to yours. I have a 3.1 now because of the stupid econ class."A: "What was your GPA before this semester?"B: "I was sitting happy with a 3.4."A: "Why did it go down so much?"B: "Let's just say I screwed up more than my econ class."A: "What happened to you?"B: "I started playing StarCraft and ended up wasting a lot of time."A: "You better stop slacking off."B: "You're right. I'm not going to play games during school anymore."